The message, sent during the so-called 'Year of Victory', requested urgent information on Peset's whereabouts, asking that his release not be ordered due to "serious charges" against him and suggesting he might be using a false name. Peset had been arrested at the port of Alicante while trying to leave Spain ahead of the Francoist victory. After spending time in the Los Almendros and Albatera concentration camps, he was transferred to the Portaceli prison.
Francoist authorities were searching for Peset for several reasons. He had been the most voted deputy for Valencia in 1936 and generated influential envy within the new regime. On September 16, 1939, the War Auditor had ordered an urgent summary trial against him, promoted by the Falange and professional colleagues. The Political-Social Brigade and Military Court No. 10 initiated the proceedings, despite his location being unknown.
In a classification record from the Albatera camp, Peset identified himself as a Medicine professor and a "similated civil doctor" during the war. He stated he owned no property and had not participated in any crimes. He also listed national councilors of Falange Española as contacts. His transfer to Portaceli was imminent.
On November 6, three days after the governor's telegram, the head of Portaceli confirmed Peset was at the facility and requested identity confirmation from the head of Falange Information and the head of Military Police Information. According to researcher Rafael V. Arnal, this exchange of telegrams was due to the "organizational disaster" caused by the influx of internees.
Once located, the military governor ordered his transfer to the Valencia Cellular Prison on December 1, 1939. However, Peset remained in Portaceli until January 15, 1940. He was finally admitted to the Valencia prison, where he would face a trial that ended with his execution by firing squad on May 24, 1941, in Paterna.
